I will be discussing the sport of tennis, the learning sequences, the skill techniques, learning cues, and teaching styles in that order. First that will be discussed is the learning sequences for the sport of tennis. According to Physical Education Activity Handbook, when you are first getting started with tennis, you need to introduce the scoring and tiebreaker procedures. Next, you need to explain the equipment used in tennis such as tennis balls and the racket. After that, the teacher should explain the rules and etiquette. It is best to introduce when directly related to skill or strategy being taught. Then, the skills and techniques should be taught. The skills and techniques that need to be taught are grips, strokes, the serve, one-handed backhand, two-handed backhand, forehand, lob, overhead smash, backhand, volley, and the forehand volley. The last thing that should be taught is the playing strategy for singles and doubles games (Schmottlach, McManama, 394). Another source describes the learning sequences as understanding the game, learning the basic rules and get a feel for the basic strokes needed to play (Silverman, 2011).

In the second portion of this the skill techniques are going to be described. The first skill technique is the grip. There are three types of grips used in tennis, the eastern grip, the eastern backhand grip, and the two-handed backhand grip. The eastern grip is the grip that is most recommended for the forehand. To successfully perform the eastern grip, one must hold the racket with your right/left palm vertical and your fingers pointing partially downward at around a 45-degree angle. The thumb should overlap and lie next to the middle finger, with the index finger spread. Learning cues for this grip are 45-degree angle, fingers downward and thumb overlap. Next is the eastern backhand grip. It is performed by putting the palm on the top of the racket, with the knuckle of the index finger riding the top right ridge. The thumb can...

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2-ball boy[->0] (ball girl or ballkid): a person, commonly a child tasked with retrieving tennis balls from the court that have gone out of play and supplying the balls to the players before their service. Ball boys in net positions normally kneel near the net and run across the court to collect the ball, while ball boys in the back positions stand in the back along the perimeter of the arena. Ball boys in the back are responsible for giving the balls to the player serving.
3-buggy whip: Forehand hit with a follow-through that does not go across the body and finish on the opposite side, but rather goes from low to high, crosses the opposite shoulder (optionally) and finishes on the same side (similar to the driver of a horse-drawn carriage whipping a horse). Used, for example, by Rafael Nadal[->1] (racket head crosses the opposite shoulder) and Maria Sharapova[->2] (racket head stays on the same shoulder).
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Methods of Teaching Individual Activities
PE-2111-002
Spring 2012
2/21/2012
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Dr. Rockie Pederson
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* Skill Technique – The correct way to perform the skill, and what correct technique looks like
* Learningcues – these are “code words” to make it easier for students to learn the skills necessary to succeed.
* Suggested teaching styles – recommendations for the most effective style of teaching a particular skill. There may be more than one style suggested, if appropriate
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Equipment
Ball
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The forehand stroke is the most popular in tennis. Stand facing the net, knees slightly bent, weight evenly distributed and forward on the balls of your feet. The racket is held in front of your body, elbows in close and parallel to the ground. The racket is supported with your free hand. From the turn position, the racket goes back until it is parallel to the ground- the angle between forearm and racket still remaining the same. The butt of the racket is pointing toward the net and the racket is on edge. The ball is contacted opposite the left leg, approximately waist high; the arm is relatively straight and the wrist firm. The follow through is a long, continuous sweeping motion finishing high with the racket butt opposite the left eye, (for right handers).
The backhand is for the most part very similar just reversed. Tilt the face of your racquet down more on your backswing. Your racquet face naturally opens up (tilts upward) as you swing forward. You need to start your swing with it facing somewhat downward in order for it to end up at vertical as it meets the ball. Hold your racquet...